Tigran Khzmalyan, founder and leader of the European Party of Armenia speaks about his country's pro-Russian and pro-Western tendencies, shifts in its current foreign policy, relations with Azerbaijan and his party's attitude towards the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine.

The interview was conducted on 14th April 2023 online by Piotr Mateusz Bobołowicz.

Her Excellency Nargiz Gurbanova, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Republic of Poland  speaks about her country's historical connection with Poland, current economic and political relations and cooperation with the EU and NATO. She also answers questions about the road towards lasting peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia, war in Ukraine and human rights.

The interview was conducted on 13th April 2023 in Warsaw by Piotr Mateusz Bobołowicz.

Timo Soini, former deputy prime minister of Finland, former minister of foreign affairs, former Member of the European Parliament and for many years leader of the Finns Party summarises the elections in Finland, analyses possible coalitions and their influence on Finland's policies.

The interview was conducted on 3rd April 2023 by Piotr Mateusz Bobołowicz via phone.

Alexandr Vondra – Czech MEP, former deputy prime minister, minister of foreign affairs and minister of defence and the advisor on international affairs to president Vaclav Havel was guest of the Political Periscope. He spoke about the place of Czech Republic in current changing geopolitical situation, cooperation in Central Europe and Three Seas Initiative and Visegrad Group.

The interview was conducted on 24th March 2023 in Warsaw by Piotr Mateusz Bobołowicz.

Sergej Sumlenny, founder and director of the European Resilience Initiative Center, expert and political scientist, speaks about pro-Ukrainian shift in German foreign policy, difficult relations with Poland and German fear of technology.

The interview was conducted on 20th March 2023 online by Piotr Mateusz Bobołowicz.

Sebastian Tomasz Plocharski, photographer, documentary filmmaker and volunteer who has been in Donbas evacuating civilians since the April 2022 speaks about his experience in the frontline zone, about people whom he helps and volunteers whith whom he has been working. The interview was recorded via online call, as Sebastian is still in Kramatorsk.

The interview was conducted on 15th March 2023 online by Piotr Mateusz Bobolowicz. 

Janusz Bugajski, senior fellow at the Jamestown Foundation in Washington, D.C. speaks about the meaning of Joe Biden's visit to Poland and Ukraine, pro-Kremlin disinformation on Fox News, Chinese-American relations and American attitude towards the Three Seas Initiative.

The interview was conducted on 24th February 2023 online by Piotr Mateusz Bobołowicz.

In this episode of the Political Periscope you will listen to two speakers:
Benedict Rogers co-funder and chief executive of the Hong Kong Watch, author of the book 'China Nexus: Thirty Years In and Around the Chinese Communist Party’s Tyranny'
Jack Herndon, programme manager at the International Republican Institute, expert on China's influence in the world.

They speak about the Wang Yi's, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chinese People Republic, speech in Munich, Chinese-American and Chinese-Russian relations.

The interviews were conducted on 22nd-23rd February 2023 by Piotr Mateusz Bobołowicz.

Ilya Ponomarev, member of the executive council of the Congress of People's Deputies, former member of Russian parliament (2007-2016), a Russian oppositioner speaks about the congress which will take place in Poland, the need and the way to change the political system in Russia, who supports the so called "free Russians" and what will happen with Russia and Ukraine after the war and upcoming revolution in Russian Federation.

The interview was conducted in Warsaw on 15th February 2023 by Piotr Mateusz Bobołowicz.

Fatima Tlis, Circassian activist living in exile in the United States speaks about the history of her people, its links to Polish people, about the Russian genocide committed on the nations who live inside this "prison of nations" and legal possibilities of decolonisation of the Russian Federation.

The interview was conducted on 31st January 2023 in Brussels by Piotr Mateusz Bobolowicz.